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The Caragana of the higher parts are also found along the 

 bed of the river. 



161. Erodium. — Basi decumbens, fol. simplicibus, caulibus rubes- 

 cent, rhynchis stipae. 



Stony bed of river Bamean. 



)62. Gentianea?— Silenacea ? — Minima pallens, petalis albis. 

 Dried up pool. Akrobat ravine, 10,000 ft. 



163. Astragali sp. — Suffruticosa, densissima, albescens, habitu quo- 

 dammodo. Ouosmatis. 



Alsrobat kotul, 10500 to 11500 ft. 



164. Fumariacea.. — Adiantifol. ruta muraria, glauca: on rocks. 

 Akrobat ravine : 8500 ft. 



165. Pedicularis sp. — Cor. roseis. 



Very common in swamps. Akrobat ravine, 9500,to 10000 ft. 



166. Triglochin. — Glaucescens, fol. concaviusculo convexis, spica 

 fruct albid. 



Cum prseced. common. 



167. Onobrychoides. — Glaucescens, sub repens, fl. viri similiter 

 roseis, demum fuscis, Akrobat Kotul, in dry places, lOoOO 

 to 11000 ft. 



Plants of the Kotul are itself chiefly, Artemisia, Statica 2-3 

 grasses, Umbellifera, Carduacea 2, Triticoides, Gramen and 

 Artemisia being by for the most common, Roylea, Asphode- 

 lus, Sinapis exaltata occurs up the ravine, and on the Kotul 

 as high as 10500 ft. Salvias common all up the ravine, but 

 not on the Kotul. The chief shrubs of the ravine is Cara- 

 gana, and the little Rosa, no Hippophae. 



168. Zygophylli sp. — Humilis, axeos basi incrassata lignea caete- 

 rum glaucescens carnosa. On hills Akrobat. 



(Zygophyllus dendroides. 



A low shrub with stout whitish branches, fol : spathulatis 

 vel obovato spathulata, basi articulatis carnosis, glauco paten- 

 tibus, fructibus axillaribus pendulis, uncialibus 5 alatis, stylo 

 1 terminal. 



Dehisc. loculicida, loculis 1 spermis. Sem. pendul. medium 

 paullo supra afiixa, foramine supero ) 



169. Astragaloides. Akrobat. 



170. Tanacetoid, — Capitul luteis, about fields Akrobat. 



